Topic and focus of this lesson:
Extracting the relevant information about characters in the play
Broad goals to which this lesson contributes:
Reading for Meaning
Specific outcomes for this lesson:
R and LS: 1.3, 1.4,1.6
Materials: The play
Copies of pages 27-47
6 scissors, writing paper., pens or pencils
6 containers/dishes to hold the insult strips
Agenda:
Reading (pg. 18-27)
Dishing it Out activity (group work, groups of 6)
Activity: “Dishing It Out”
Groups of six students
Using the photocopied pages of the play (especially pg38- 47) students identify, either by writing it down on separate strips of paper or by cutting the text, the addressee of each insult and group the insults accordingly
From the collected insults and other text evidence, students describe each character of the play
Homework:
Reader's Response: In your opinion, what' the importance of using insults in this play?
Do all insults have harming effects on the individual?
Are there any situations that using insults would have a constructive function?
write an answer to one of the questions above or write your own reflection on how the negative feedback may contribute to the way we create an image of a person (someone else's or your own)
Extracting the relevant information about characters in the play
Reading for Meaning
R and LS: 1.3, 1.4,1.6
Copies of pages 27-47
6 scissors, writing paper., pens or pencils
6 containers/dishes to hold the insult strips
Reader's Response: In your opinion, what' the importance of using insults in this play?
Do all insults have harming effects on the individual?
Are there any situations that using insults would have a constructive function?
- write an answer to one of the questions above or write your own reflection on how the negative feedback may contribute to the way we create an image of a person (someone else's or your own)
Due: Next day